Margaret (Campbell) Seton (abt. 1457 - 1530)

Born about 1457 in Scotland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1530 at about age 73 in Seton Manor, East Lothian, Scotland

Biography

Margaret was the eldest daughter of Colin Campbell and Elizabeth Sewart.^[1][2]

At the age of 12, on 14 Sept 1469, she was contracted to marry George Seton.^[1][2] They had issue.^[3]

1. George, 3rd Lord Seton,eldest son^[3]
2. Robert,second son^[3]
3. John,third son, d.s.p.^[3]

1. Margaret(Martha), eldest daughter, m. William Maitland of Lethingtoun^[3]
2. Katherine,second daughter, a nun^[3]

He had many natural children"

1. William, d.s.p.^[3]
2. James, d.s.p.^[3]
3. Thomas, suitor to King James IV^[3]
4. Christell^[3]

1. Beatrix, m. John Levingtoun of Saltcoits^[4]
2. Margaret, m. 1st Henry Cant of over Libbertoun, m. 2nd David, sonof Sir Robert Hamilton of Preston^[4]
3. Elizabeth, d. unm.^[4]
4. Jonet, d. unm.^[4]

1. Christian^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

Cokayne names her as 'Marion' whilst Paul names her 'Margaret.' Margaret had a sister Mary who married Angus Macdonald making it more likely that 'Margaret' is the correct name.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Cokayne, George Edward, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, London: William Pollard & Co, 1949, Ed. 2 Vol XI, FamilySearch, p. 634
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Paul, James Balfour. "The Scots Peerage : founded on Wood's ed. of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom", Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1904, Vol. I, Archive.org, p. 334
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9} Maitland, Richard, The Genealogy of the House and Surname of Setoun, Edinburgh: Hutchison & Brookman, 1830, Archive.org, p. 31 .
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Maitland, Richard, The Genealogy of the House and Surname of Setoun, Edinburgh: Hutchison & Brookman, 1830, Archive.org, p. 32 .